Inter Hotel Le Moulin Rouge Terrasson-La-Villedieu Brive-la-Gaillarde

... were fab...really nice day walking around. Jason decided to watch villa on the internet instead of going to local french soccer game. they lost 2-1, maybe its better if he doesn't watch as they seemed to do better the last few games when he wasn't watching. Had a really good dinner tonight, regional specialty (crepes again) with apple cider.

heading south again tomorrow, and we'll see how far we get and where we end up.

... off and gets twisted around the pedal and kinked! How this happens to him I have no idea….Shamefully he went back to the bike shop for help once again as it was too far back to our campsite for him to fix it with his own tools. But the owner was very km and Brian was back out in 2 minutes flat.

Let’s hope that will do us for another 3000+km!

... that I want looked at immediately as I don’t want to be down some country road and have him not able to pedal at all.

So with tomorrows agenda in place we tried to have a relaxing evening. It’s amazing what a different frame of mind you have when you know you’re staying in a place that’s ok. Last night was filled with many anxieties at the park and tonight just feels right.

... 4) gaze as the sky turns from grey to white to peach until finally golden shafts of light pierce through the trees…and the list goes on and on!

Amazingly the sky was clear blue by 9am. The last few mornings it has taken until noon before the fog has burned off. We’re in for some scorching days ahead, but this is what we’ve been waiting for!

Decided to veer off the canal about 50km before ...

... What a huge b****. Plus she made me late for my other class, and that bugged me too. I cannot stand her and I will now avoid her at all costs. My afternoon classes were alright. Nothing to get excited about. After school I had some dinner then went to Lauren's. I hdan't really been over there in a while plus I really needed to call my parents. It was nice to just hang out there and relax. 1/9/09 My kids were just awful today. Emma's class earned as star ...

... French too. Hmm... Then the kids came back and we had dessert. Before we could eat though, we had to say what we were thankful for. I hate it when families do that. Plus they made it a point to tell me it had to be in French. When it was my turn David was a jerk and made everyone be silent to listen to me screw up their language. I turned bright red I'm sure. I said I thank Julie and David, without them I would be (I said this wrong and the kids laughed the first time) lost. When I ...

... good. They learned the difference between I'm from and I live in. Then my one class at the different school made me want to quit teaching forever. I cannot believe how horrible they were. One kid, Maxime, actually ran up to a girl and hit her! And not like a little smack or something, no. I'm talking beat the **** out of her face. There's was nothing I could do to stop it. We had to go get the teacher. She told me later that Maxime has been very violent since the ...

... for a bakery or something to get a sandwich. I should never go into the first one I see but I did and my sandwich had a huge layer of mayonnaise in it; blech. Oh well. I ate outside this huge church and got to people watch, so it was ok. I walked back to the Croix Jeannette and got ready for my other classes. I still had about an hour or so before it started so I made some copies. I made so many copies I think the principal is getting annoyed with it. I don't really care; she's the ...

... to get lost until the Youth Hostel opens. I complete my transaction entirely in French I am so proud of myslef ands when she asks me where in France I am from I answer, you guessed it - je suis Australiene!!! I go to my room and uppack and do some handwashing of some items as there is a heater and you never know when you will find one again. I check out the facilities and go to the bathroom. One thing I have noticed in so many pubs ...

... GPS to David who was totally blown away, "You mean if I had an errant wife, all I have to do is put one of those things in the car and it records the route she takes for her next liaison". Suddenly my eyes were opened to a whole host of new applications. Finished my usual level mess tin of porridge and was waved off. Following the south bank of the Loire on a minor road I was surprised at the volume of traffic. 'But it's a ...